It's interesting that I initially had the same reaction as "anonymous" did to the lunar lander depicted in the movie. Sure, it looks like a Gemini capsule stuck on top of a descent stage, but guess what? When Altman made this movie, NASA actually had already planned the "Countdown" mission AND the Gemini lunar lander, although it was never used.
BTW, I read Hank Searl's book "The Pilgrim Project" while I was in eighth grade and loved it.
BTW, I read Hank Searl's book "The Pilgrim Project" while I was in eighth grade and loved it.